One of the men goes for her phone. The other grabs at her hands. Ozturk screams. Shock and fear ripple through her voice. Two masked women join them, tugging at her backpack, peeling the straps from her shoulders. “I’m going somewhere, I need to call someone,” she pleads. “We’re the police. Relax,” one of the men says in response.

They surround her. Then, one by one, they pull their neck gaiters up to cover their faces. “You don’t look like police,” a voice off screen says. “Why are you hiding your faces?” The questions continue, but the figures don’t respond. Instead, they cuff Ozturk, cross the street, and put her in an unmarked SUV. She is gone.

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    Does it really help you to pretend that our enemies don’t actually exist? No, your fellow Americans actually do hold these beliefs. They want this and they would not hesitate to do the same to you.

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      I’m not even American. No doubt that awful people and people stupid enough to write a comment of the sort exist. I’m just saying that bots are real and you shouldn’t assume everything which is on the internet is written by an actual human, or at least a person who is doing so in good faith.

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      These are the same people who go on and on about how the “vast majority” of americans are not supporting the actions of their government. They need to think like this, that someone else will fix things, otherwise they might have to take some action themselves.

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        You’re assuming a whole lot of things about me. For instance, that I am even American. Chill. I said no such thing.

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            They need to think like this, that someone else will fix things, otherwise they might have to take some action themselves.

            How can I “fix things” or “take some action” myself if I am not American? Care to explain?

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              How can I “fix things” or “take some action” myself if I am not American? Care to explain?

              Yes, no one can do anything unless sufficiently american. Are you reading what you are typing?

              Simply not buying any american products would count as “taking some action”. “fixing things” could be as simple as making sure your government knows you support actions to solve american global aggression.